Julius dessauer



i UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

I JULIUS DESSAUER, OF MAGDEBURG, PRUSSIA, GERMANY.

HORSE-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,780, dated April 29, 1890.

Application filed J'uly 11, 1889. Serial No. 317,194.. (No model.)

Rain-Cover for Horses, of which the follow-v ing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The usual rain-covers for horses are made of a water-proof material lined for the use in the cold season and unlined for the use in warm weather. Consequently two of such y`rai`ncovcr is to be used in all kinds of weather, the driver is obliged always to keep with him ready for use a second warm blanket, which is laid over the horse under the raincover, as the casemay be. Bothmanners of using rain-covers present inconveniences, for the necessity of keeping two rain-covers for every horse is expensive, especially if several horses must be equipped, and if a separate blanket is used under the rain-cover it is very difficult, and it takes a good deal of time, to attach the rain-cover in such a manner on the under blanket that the former is not displaced by the movements of the horse or by the wind. Another drawback of the usual rain-covers is presented by the rigid fastening of the crupper and the straps to the same. The rigid fastening of these straps at a certain place is not suitable for all harnesses. For some harnesses it might be necessary to arrange the straps somewhat higher, and others might require them to be attached somewhat lower. Consequently a cover fit to be used with a certain harness cannot always be used with another harness.

The rigid fastening of the straps to the cover presents still another drawback-z`- e., that with a lateral movement of the straps the cover will also be displaced and folds will be formed which are highly prejudicial to the duration of the cover. All these deficiencies are avoided by using the new cover of my invention, which can be easily taken asunder, and is fit for use both in summer and in winter, and which, when put together, does the same service as a cover formed in one piece.

In the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specifica-tion, Figure I shows a view from beneath of my new rain-cover. Fig. Ia shows the same in position on ahorse. Fig.

Ib shows a transverse section of the device as seen in Fig. I. Fig. Il shows a longitudinal section and a front view of thescrew-piece for fastening the cover and the lining together. Fig. III shows the method of fastening the straps to the cover. Fig. IV shows a vertical section of the cover.

The rain-cover A is made of water-proof material, and on its edges a border a is arranged, which allows of the interposition of the lining B, o r instead thereof of a second warm blanket. The border d, which is made rather stiff, will'of course project over the edges of the lining B and prevents the cover and the lining from being detached by the wind, ttc.

For the purpose of fastening the lining B to the raincover, I use the special screw-pieces C, Figs. Il and III, which form at the same time the fastening-points for the necessary straps and crupper. These screw-pieces C consist of a stud cl, hollow throughout its entire length and threaded bothout and inside, and provided with a large head c. The stud d is inserted into the openings suitably1 arranged for this purpose in the rain-cover and the lining, and then an annular nut e is screwed on the stud, pressing the cover and thelining so tightly together that a rigid connection of the two is obtained. If the distance between the screw-pieces C is so great that at these places the lining could be pulled out of the border, hooks can be arranged on the inside of said border, which hooks, catching the lining, fully secure its remaining in position. The screwpieces C serve also for fastening the straps D, and the latter are provided for this purpose at their ends with st-ud f, which are screwed into the hollow studs d of the screwpieces C, and thus fasten the straps to the cover. As the straps are made to rotate on the studs f, it is evident that they will always smoothly lie on the body of the horse and prevent the formation of folds in the cover if the latter should be displaced sidewise.

The crupper D', which is fastened to the n ICO rain-cover by simply screwing all annular nuts e, taking out the screw-pieces C, whereupon the lining is withdrawn from the border ct. The rain-cover A is then light and single, so thatit can be used as a summer cover after having inserted again the screwpieces C and having screwed the annular nuts c onto the saine, whereby the border a is pressed against the inside of the cover A. The straps D and the crupper D must of course also be fastened at the proper places.

If a warm blanketis used as lining, the same can also be used as a separate horse-blanket,

because it is provided with the necessary holes for the screw-pieces,wliicl1, after removal from the rain-cover, can be inserted in these holes, thus allowing the adjustment of the straps and crupper. It should be understood that in this case also bya suitable adjustment of the straps D and the crupper D', one and the same blanket can be used with all harnesses. The easy removal of the lining makes it also possible to replace the same by another lining if the horse is perspiring and the first lining should have become moist. This is a real novel feature of great importance for the preservation and the health of the horses. 'lhe easy exchange of the lining makes it furthermore possible to make the cover fit for slimmer and winter and for any kind of Work by the arrangement to it of the suitable linings made of linen, cotton, or Wool. The special shape of the screw-pieces also makes it superiiuous to arrange little leather collars around the holes in the cover for the purpose of preventing the tearing oil' the same. The heads c prevent a tearing by their large pro- Jection over the cover and around the holes.

The advantages presented by my new cover can be summarized as follows: First, that one and the same rain-covervcan be used summer an d winter,whereby the lining, if it constitutes a complete warm blanket, can also be used as a separate horseblanket; second, that one and the saine rain-cover and also the lining can be used separately or combined with any kind of harness; third, that the lining can be easily exchanged if moist by reason of perspiration or rain or in accordance with the season and the work; fourth, that the fasteningpoints for the straps and crupper can be easily changed by the driver; fifth, that the straps will in all cases lie smoothly on the body of the horse, whereby the folding of the cover, with the ensuing Wear, is prevented. 4

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A rain-cover for horses, consisting of a covering' of Water-proof material and an inner covering of any suitable materialfor alining, in combination with removable fastenings by which the two covering-pieces are detaehably connected together, substantially as described.

2. A cover for horses, consisting of an outer covering and an inner covering-piece, in conibination with removable fastenings by which the two coverings are dctachably connected together, and with the crupper and girth-band carried by said fastenings, substantially as described.

3. A cover for horses, consisting of an outer and an inner covering-piece, a binding passing around the outer edges of said coveringpieces, and a series of removable fastenings for securing said coverings together, substantially as described. 4

4t. In a rain-cover for horses, the lining B and the cover A, combined with a border a, arranged on the cover, the securing-straps and crupper, and screw-pieces C, forming at the same time the fasteningpoints for the straps and crup per, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and set forth.

5. A cover for horses, consisting' of an outer covering and an inner covering-piece, in coml JULIUS D ESSAU'ER.

Vtitnesses: i

TELMER DnssAUnR, AUGUST RTZEL. 

